Kids These Days

By Michigan Public

What's Kids These Days about?

Kids These Days is a podcast hosted by teens, about teens. What we're thinking about, laughing about, and stressing about. This new, limited-run show is a collaboration between Community High School in Ann Arbor and Michigan Public.

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Kids These Days episodes:

08.12.2020
Advice
A lot has happened since we started making this podcast nearly a year ago. So we’re asking: what have we learned? And what advice can we give to ourselves..and each other...as we navigate all of it. Want to make sure Michigan...
08.05.2020
Perfection
We live in a college town where many of us feel a lot of pressure to get all As and go to the perfect school. We look at how this quest to be perfect affects the way we think of...
07.29.2020
Drugs
We know there can be serious consequences to vaping. So why do so many teens continue to do it? In this episode, we share three stories of addiction, each with a different ending. Want to make sure Michigan Radio continues creating...
07.22.2020
Phones
We use our phones all the time, but we never talk about how we use them. This episode, we look at the unspoken rules and expectations of social media, and how they can impact our relationships. Plus how tracking and...
07.15.2020
Teen Life
Part of being a teen is realizing that things are not as simple as they seem. That there’s a darker side to the world that maybe we’re just seeing for the first time. It’s also a time when -- some...
07.08.2020
Identity + Sex
So many teens stress about coming out - when to do it, how to do it, who to tell, who not to tell. In this episode, we ask: Why is coming out still a thing? Plus questions about the word...
07.01.2020
Anxiety
Millions of teens in the U.S. have an anxiety disorder. On this episode, a 15-year old shares what it's like to live with anxiety. Plus, a conversation with the creators of the Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony Award-winning musical about...
06.24.2020
Fear
We've grown up in an age of fear — from school shooters, to the climate crisis, to COVID-19. In this episode, we look at how that has shaped our lives. In this episode we talk about school lockdown drills, which may...
06.17.2020
Race
Three weeks after police killed George Floyd, teens have been out on the streets to protest police brutality and systemic racism. And for a lot of us, especially for Black teens, this is a resounding cry fighting for our right...
05.23.2020
Introducing Kids These Days
What we're thinking about, laughing about, and stressing about: an unfiltered look into teenage life. Subscribe to Kids These Days, a new show from Community High School in Ann Arbor and Michigan Radio's Peabody Award-winning podcast team. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

What's Kids These Days about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Kids These Days episodes:

Advice

Perfection

Drugs

Phones

Teen Life

Identity + Sex

Anxiety

Fear

Race

Introducing Kids These Days